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      "The sun and stars that float in the open air....the appleshaped
               earth and we upon it ....surely the drift of them is something
               grand;
       I do not know what it is except that it is grand, and that it is
               happiness,...."

     Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass

 

 

 

The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS)

LOCAL POETRY GROUPS

Pelicans


South West Ontario Poets (SWOP)


The Canadian Federation of Poets (CFP) Oakville


The Inkwell


The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS) Oakville


REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS


Hamilton Poetry Centre

The Ontario Poetry Society

 

 

TOPS welcomes members and guests to all its meetings and special events. When you join the Oakville Branch, you automatically are welcome to participate in all TOPS activities across the province.

Each meeting begins with a discussion of some aspect of poetry and is followed by poets critiquing their work.

TOPS holds workshops and readings in conjunction with other poetry groups in Ontario. All members receive the tri-annual Verse Afire and can participate in a wide range of contests and publications.

Location:      Private home in Oakville

Dates:           Usually the first Saturday of the month. No meetings in July and August

Time:             2-4 pm

 

Next Meeting : Saturday Jan 3

Topic:    A comparison of Percy Bysshe Shelley's version of Ozymandias and that of Horace Smith  as we try to determine what makes a poem great?

Leader: David Weyman

Contact: Elka Ruth Enola ere@sympatico.ca